Stopper-fastener.



. N o.739,3 23.' H PATENTBD SEPT. 22, 1903. E, W. KLINGENSMITH.

STOPPER PASTENER.

V I APPLIOATION IIL'ED APR. 23, 1903.

' N0 MODEL.

' W/flcryenanzzjtk l r h Patented September 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD W. KLINGE-NSMITH, OF CENTURY, FLORIDA.

STOPPER-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,323, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed April 23, 1903.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. KLINGEN- SMITH,- a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Century, in the county of Escambia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in Stopper-Fasteners, of-which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to certain new and to useful improvements in cork or stopper fasteners for bottles; and it has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and eflicient, strong, and durable cork or stopper and fastener, the parts being constructed so that I 5 the cork may be used over and over again.

It has for a further object to provide a stopper and fastener Which can be readily applied and by means of which the bottle will be securely sealed against any possibility of leak- '2o age.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter. appear and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

2 5 The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a bottle, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a substantially central vertical section through Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metallic cap removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of 3 5 the locking-armsremoved.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings, 1 designates the neck portion of a bottle of known construction. v

seen No. 154,010. (No model.)

wires the number of notches in the cap will be increased correspondingly.

.6 represents wires each having the two parallel dependingportions 7 7, the upper con-' necting portion 8, and the extreme ends bent I to form the curves or recesses 9, and thence outward to form the projections 10, as seen clearly in Fig. 4:. In practice there are a plu- 6o rality of these wires employed-in this instance shown as two. They are shown as disposed at right angles to each other and crossed upon the upper surface of the plate or disk 4 and there rigidly secured in any suitable man- 5 ner, as by solder or the like, (shown at 11 in Figs. 1 and 2.) The crossed portions at their junction with the depending portions 7 are seated in the notches 5 of the plate or disk 4,

as seen best in Fig. 1. 1 7c- The plate or disk 5 is preferably though not necessarily cemented or otherwise affixed to the cork, 'so as to be rigid therewith.

In practice the cork constructed as above. described, with its plate and wires, is placed over the mouth of the bottle with the upper edge ofthe neck resting within the annular recess and. embraced by the flange 3, the bends 9 in the wires being designedwhen the I cork is employed upon a bottle whose neck has an annular depression, as at 12, to engage under said shoulder formed by said depression, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. A wire 13 is then placed around the neckand seated in the bends 9 of the wires and the ends then twisted securely, as at 141 The cork is drawn sufficiently tight, so that the pressure on the mouth of the bottle shall be sufficient to make an absolutely liquid. and air tight joint, so that all danger of leakage or ingress of air is 9 prevented.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the in vention or sacrificing any of its'advantages. For instance, a cork without an annular surrounding flange portion may be employed, for in many instances'when the cork is pressed down hard upon the bottle the edge of said bottle will be embedded in the cork sufficiently to form a perfectly tight joint.

What I claim as new is v 1. A cork or stopper, a plate thereon, arms rigidly secured to said plate and having depending portions with bends, said plate having notches in its periphery in which said arms are received, as set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a cork having an annular surrounding flange at its lower end forming an internal recess to receive the upper end of the neck of a bottle, and means on said cork for securing it fixedly in position on said bottle.

As an improved article of manufacture, a cork having at its lower end an annular depending flange forming an interior recess to receive the mouth of a bottle, a plate on the outer face of said cork, and arms on said plate having depending portions with bends.

4;. As an improved article of manufacture, a cork having at its lower end an annular depending flange forming an interior recess to receive the mouth of a bottle, a plate on the outer face of said cork, arms on said plate EDXVARD W. KLINGENSMITH.

\Vitnesses:

W. S. NEWBERY, A. N. PARKER. 

